The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-02-12

presented and agreed to. Sixty-six pen
sion bills were passed. among them the
House bill granting a pension OF $50 per
month to the widow OF Brig Gen. Thomas
Francis Meag CHER; House bill increasing the
pension OF the widow OF Col. James Hemp
hill Jones' OF the marine corps from $50
to sac a month; Senate bill increasing
the pension OF the widow OF Mai Gen.
Hunter to $50 month"; and one giving an
army nurse S12 a month; one giving vol
unteer nurse $25 a month; one increasing
the pere&0n of the widow of Commodore
spicer to $50 and one increasing the pen
sion of the widow of Col. Loren Britt to
500. Passed in hurry.
House.
MONDAY, Jan. 31.-The House passed
the agricultural appropriation bil end
then went into committee OF the whole on
the bill to consolidate certain bureaus oi
the Navy Department. Bills were intro
duced. Increasing to SIS 900 the salaries
OF the supreme court Justices and
the cabinet officers; to incorporate
the American association OF the Red
Cross. Prohibiting members of Congress
from acting as attorneys or employees fJi
railroad companies holding charters OF
having grants OF lands or pecuniary aid
from the United States. Mr.. McRae asked
for its immediate consideration, but it was
objected to. resolution proposing con.
stitutional amendments changing inaugu-
ration day to the last Tuesday in April
providing that the fiitieth Congress shall
terminate December 81; and providing
that senator's whose term OF office will not
expire until March 4, 1889, shall continue
in Office until their successors are appoint
ed or elected.
TUESDAY, Feb. 1.-The speaker laid be-
lore the House resolutiC n requesting the
Senate to furnish the House with dupl-
cate engrossed copy OF the Senate bill Tor
letting certain portions OF the North Tn
Pacific land grant, the original having been
lost or mislaid. Adopted. On motion OF
Mr.. Cobb (lnd.) a resolution was adopted
calling upon the secretary Of the interior
for information as to the names of
all persons who have heretofore been, and
are now, employed in the office OF the geo.
logical survey, Distinguishing between those
appointed under civil service rules and
those who were not. The House passed
yeas, 129; nays, 95--a bill providing an
additional Justice for the supreme court OF
the District OF Columbia. At the evening
session the following bills were passed
Senate bills authorizing the President
to confer brevet rank on army officers
for gallant services in Indian campaigns;
authorizing the secretary o! war to adjust
and settle the accounts for arms, ammuni-
ton and accoutrements between the United
States and Montana territory; House bills
authorizing the secretary OF war to credit
the territory OF Dakota with S27, $50 for
ordnance and ordnance stores
issued to said territory; providing
that the adiutantgenerals depart
ment shall consist OF one adiutant-
general with the rank OF brigadier-gen-
eral, four assistant adiutant-generals,
- . ha Il ofn al .aAo al
jutantsgeneral, with the rank OF lieutenant
colonel and six assistant adjutants-general
with the rank OF major; for the sale OF the
United States barrack property at New
port, KY, and appropriating S16O, 900 for
the purchase OF new site and the erection
of new buildings thereon; appropriating
100000 for the erection of branch sol
diers' home west of the Rocky Mountains.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2.-The credentials OF
Hugh II. Price, as representative from the
Eighth Congressional District OF Wisconsin,
to ill vacancy caused by the death of his
father, were presented and read; and Mr..
Price appeared at the bar OF the House
ara qualified. On motion OF Mr.. Hender-
sor lie bin was passed author.
izing the construction OF a passeu-
ger bridge across the Mississippi River
at Dubuque, Ia. Mr.. Taulbee (ky.), as
privileged question, called up the message
OF the President vetoiDg the bill granting
pension to Carter W. Tller. The pension
was granted On the ground that Mr.. Tiller
was the dependent father of soldier who
died in AndersoRvile prison. The veto is
based on the Presidents belief that Mr..
Tiller is neither deserving nor dependent.
A vote wac taken on the passage OF the bill
over the veto, but it failed to receive the
requisite two-thirds.
THURSDAY, Jan. 3.-After q spirited de-
hate on the bill to provide compensation
Tor clerks for senator's and representatives,
a motion to lay on the table prevailed.
On motion OF NJ. Laffoon (Ky.), Senate
bill was passed appropriating $4,000 for
the erection OF public building at
owensboro, Ky. Mr.. Holman Qnd.l,
from the committee on appropri-
ations, reported the legislative, ex-
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill.
Mr.. Tucker (Fa.) from the committee on
the judiciary, reported back a Senate bill
extending the time for the filing of French
spoliation claims. The House then went
into committee OF the whole on the pleuro.
pneumonia bill, and an amendment was
adopted reducing the amount to be allowed
owners OF animals slaughtered from three
fourths to one,half the value OF such ami.
mails.
FRIDAY, Feb. 4.-The speaker laid before
the House message from the president re-
turning without his approval a bill grant
ing q pension to Alexander Falconar. Also
a message from the president returning
without his approval bill granting pen.
sion to William Lynch. The messages
were referred to the committee on pensions
Mr.. Randall (Pa.), from the committee on
rules reported resolution discharging the
committee of the whole from the further
consideration OF the senate bill for the re
tirement and recoinage OF the trade dollar
and making the bill special order in the
House for February 12 Immediately after
the reading OF the journal. After the re
ception OF few committee reports of a
private character, the House went into
committee OF the whole, Mr.. Hatch MO-
in the chair. on the private calendar. The
House disposed of few private bills com
ing over as the unfinished business from
last Friday, and then took a recess until
7;30 P. NJ, the evening session to be for the
consideration OF pension bile.
SATURDAY, Feb. 5.-The Speaker laid
before the House a number of pension
vetoes, which were referred. The Speaker
laid before the House the Senate bin for the
refunding OF direct taxes. Referred TO the
committee on the judiciary. The House
then proceeded to the consideration of the
bill for the payment of what are known as
the Fourth OF July" claims, which was
passed. 1t appropriates about $1S2 600.
The diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill was considered in committee of the
whole.
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